Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT) - Fort Worth Chapter

Final notice to sign up for our joint virtual SEAoT meeting about the Repair of San Francisco's Leaning (Millennium) Tower! FREE Registration and PDH for all SEAoT Members! When: 12/05/2023 11:30 AM, CST Where: Virtual GoTo Webinar Use the Link Below to Register Through Dallas SEAoT https://lnkd.in/gyKxAiqd Presentation Summary: Constructed in 2005-2009, the 58 story Millennium Tower, located at the corner of Fremont and Mission Streets in San?Francisco, has settled more than 17 inches and tilted nearly 30 inches to the northwest.?Litigation initiated in 2016 with homeowners seeking damages from the original development team and other parties.?Under negotiated agreement a $100 million foundation upgrade has been completed to arrest building settlement and allow for gradual recovery of tilt.?The upgrade, completed in August of this year, involved installation of 18 new piles, extending to bedrock, around the building’s perimeter.?Mr. Hamburger will describe the building, the cause of its settlement, the upgrade and construction difficulties, and lessons learned. About the Speaker: Ronald O. Hamburger, SE, Consulting Principal with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger has nearly 50 years’ structural engineering design, education, construction and failure investigation experience.?He is a past President of the Structural Engineers Associations of Northern California, and California, as well as the National Council of Structural Engineering Associations and is a past chair of the Structural Engineering Certification Board.?For more than 30 years, he has been active in leading the development of structural engineering design guides and building code requirements.?In 2015 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of this work.

Thank you to Alan Pettingale with Specialized Masonry Restoration for a great presentation on cavity wall ties at our February monthly meeting! Also a big thank you to Specialized Masonry Restoration for sponsoring the meeting! We look forward to seeing everyone this month for the next meeting.

Our Gingerbread?Contest is back! It’s time to put your engineering and creativity to the test with our SEAoT Fort Worth?Gingerbread?Competition sponsored by Dewalt. Show off your skills by creating a building, bridge, or any other structure you can think of. Use your own design or build a replica of an existing structure. There is no height or size limit, and only 75% of the structure needs to be edible, so the sky is the limit on what you can create! Feel free to work in teams with other SEAoT members, family, and friends to compete for?prizes! The award categories are: Best Engineered, Best Decorated, and People’s Choice. One prize will be awarded per category. Entry is FREE, so be sure to enter before?January 5! Please send up to four photos of your entry to?[email protected]. Submission requirements: Name and E-mail of SEAoT member(s), name of structure, team name, up to four photos of structure, and dimensions (L,W,H) of structure. A big thank you to Dewalt for sponsoring the competition!

Thank you to everyone who made it to our Hilti tour with SEAoT Dallas last week. We hope to see you at the next event!

We hope to see you this week at our Younger Member happy hour (open to all)! Come join SEAoT Younger Members at Acre Distilling Co. Thursday, October 26 from 6pm-8pm! This will be an opportunity to engage and network, share ideas and experiences, and generally get together to meet people in the industry. Date and Time:?Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 6pm to 8pm Address:?1309 Calhoun St, Fort Worth, TX 76102 The event is free but please RSVP at: https://lnkd.in/gyA9uyzq